Lot 70 · Musical Manuscripts
autograph manuscript of "fantaisie sur lucrezia borgia" op.50, signed and dated by the composer at the end ("juin 1843, s. thalberg"), together with a collection of album leaves.
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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,593–$1,992
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Manuscripts, London · 28 November 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4619794
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sigismond Thalberg, autograph manuscript of "fantaisie sur lucrezia borgia" op.50, signed and dated by the composer at the end ("juin 1843, s. thalberg"), together with a collection of album leaves. Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2017, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4619794.
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Sigismond Thalberg, autograph manuscript of "fantaisie sur lucrezia borgia" op.50, signed and dated by the composer at the end ("juin 1843, s. thalberg"), together with a collection of album leaves. Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2017, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4619794.
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From the same sale Musical Manuscripts · Nov 2017
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigismond Thalberg | autograph manuscript of fantaisie sur lucrezia borgia op.50, | $2,650 | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | |
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| Giacomo Puccini | four autograph letters and a short note signed (“gp” or pucc | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Leos Janácek | Autograph letter signed ('Leoš Janáček') to an unidentified | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Selim Palmgren | Collection of autograph manuscripts, including of "Masked Ba | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 |
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